Except, the vaccine still hadn't arrived on site by 11 a.m., prompting an angry response from the crowd. Peel Public Health kick-started the first H1N1 clinics in Brampton this morning, one at the Brampton Soccer Centre, 95 Sandalwood Pkwy. E., and at 11 Indell Lane, in the area of Airport Road and Walker Drive.

These clinics are for high-risk individuals, ages of 65 who suffer from chronic medical conditions, children one to five years of age and health care workers.

Clinic hours for Brampton are Monday to Friday, between 9:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Several hundred people, mostly seniors and parents with young children, turned up at the Soccer Centre clinic hours before the doors even opened.

The line up stretched a few hundred metres from the front entrance, all the way along the south side of the building and around to the rear.

Brampton's Don Folkins, who lined up at 6:30 a.m., said he was disappointed at the apparent lack of courtesy from fellow residents.

He said at least a dozen people cut in line in front of him.

"They could have done a better job organizing this," Folkins said.

What little patience people had grew thin as the 9:30 a.m. start time was pushed back repeatedly.

The vaccine was on route to the site but was taking some time to get there, staff on site told The Guardian.

Several people began to hurl abuses at a Region of People staff member as he notified the crowd of the delay.

The Indell Lane site had a better go at administering the vaccine.

That clinic received the serum and began inoculating residents on time.

At 11 a.m., the anticipated wait time for people receiving the vaccine at the Soccer Center was five hours.

Mark Costa, who was near the end of the line with his young daughter at 9:30 a.m., braced himself for the possibility that he may not get the H1N1 shot today.

“We’ll see what happens today,” Costa said.